What has , is and will be happening at our wonderful school.

Balladen CP School Newsletter

What has , is and will be happening at our wonderful school.

Balladen CP School News

Here you will find news, photographs and films of what has happened at our amazing school.

You can also read about what is being learned in the classrooms throughout the week as well as ways you can help your child / children at home.

If you have any comments or suggestions about how we can improve our newsletter please do send an email to Mr. Ringrose at neirin@balladen.org.uk or come and have a chat at school.

Thank you so much for your support!

View from the office

Monday 9/1/2017 - Friday 13/1/2017

Dear Parents and Carers,

Happy new year to all of you!

Thank you all so much for bringing your children back to our wonderful school with great holiday stories, some holiday haircuts and lots and lots of huge smiles.

It has been lovely to see all of the children, and colleagues, again after quite a long Christmas break. The children have come back to school calm, thoughtful and focused on learning which is fantastic.

We started our week off with Reverend Chris leading one of our community assemblies. The children came in beautifully and listened attentively to an explanation of epiphany. Thank you Reverend Chris for spending your time with us.

On Tuesday many of the classes, including the teachers and teaching assistants had a zumba taster session. Absolutely everyone who participated enjoyed their time and had a great bit of exercise. There was a touch of sweat on some foreheads but that is a good thing!

On Wednesday in assembly we tried to help our choir out by starting to learn 'Birdhouse in your soul' as this is one of the songs that they will be singing at Young Voices. It is a very tricky song to learn but all of the children had a really good go!

On Thursday Year 6 had a taster netball coaching session.

Then the snow began to fall...

Thank you everyone for making so much effort to come in to school even though the journey from home may be tricky. Attendance at school is so important. If children do not come to school it really does have an impact on their learning. Please do ensure that your child / children come to school each and every day unless they are ill. Many children have 100% attendance record this year. A very big well done to them.

Finally a reminder that if you have an problem, or something to celebrate, concerning your child or children please do go and see your class teacher in the first instance. It is often best to try and make an appointment if there is anything substantial to talk about. If you need to take anything further then please do come and see me. You can always catch me by the gate!

Have a wonderful weekend. I look forward to seeing all of those Monday smiles!

What we will be learning next week.

Monday 16/1/2017 - Friday 20/1/2017

Reception

In English this week...

This week in English we are learning the story of ‘Goldilocks and the three bears’. We will be discussing the characters and how they felt in the story.

In Mathematics this week...

This week in Maths we are learning to understand the vocabulary for addition. We will be ordering numbers up to 20 and practising writing them correctly.

We are also learning...

We are also learning about real bears; where they live, what they eat.

Ways you can help your child / children...

Please keep reading with your child! Thank you

Year 1

In English this week...

This week in English we will read the story of Oliver’s Vegetables. We will be sequencing the days of the week and writing our own class story based on the ideas from the book.

In Mathematics this week...

This week in Maths we are learning to count,write and order numbers up to 100.

Given a number, identify one more and one less. Given a number, identify ten more and ten less.

We are also learning...

We are also learning about plants. We will be planting vegetable seeds and learning how to take care of them. Hopefully we will also be able to go on our winter walk.

Ways you can help your child / children...

Please read with your child. The children who are making the most progress are those who read regularly at home. Thanks.

Year 2

In English this week...

This week in English we are learning to use apostrophes for contracted forms e.g. don’t, can’t, wouldn’t. We will also be writing a book review about our class reader ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’.

In Mathematics this week...

This week in Maths we are learning to compare and order mass and record the results using the greater and less than sign. We will also being counting in steps of 2, 5 and 3, and in tens from any number.

We are also learning...

We are also investigating portraits by a variety of famous artists. We will look at the difference between portraits and self portraits.

Ways you can help your child / children...

Please read at least 4 times this week and complete your spelling homework. Thank you for your support.

Year 3

In English this week...

This week in English we will read the story of Stig of the dump. We will make predictions and write character descriptions. Word work will be to understand compound words.

In Mathematics this week...

This week in Maths we are learning to understand the place value of numbers. We will count from 0 in multiples of 50 and 100. Maths homework will be doubling and halving.

We are also learning...

We will start our new topic of Rock and Roll. We will learn about the structure of the Earth and the different layers. We will use the chromebooks to research key vocabulary linked to rocks.

Football match V Helmshore

Friday, Jan. 13th, 3:30pm

Helmshore Primary School, United Kingdom

England

Year 4 visit to Comptons Cross

Friday, Jan. 13th, 9am

Linden Lea

England

Outdoor learning

This week we are learning...

Our outdoor learning this week - Y4 will be hiking up to Compton's Cross and learning about the flooded village of Gambleside, exploring the packhorse route and above all… having lots of fun in the fresh air!